Ashlesha

HR 3482 · HIP 43109 · ε Hya

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 3.38 mag
Parallax: 25.23 mas → about 129.3 light-years away
Spectral type: G0III-IV
Right ascension: 131.6938°
Declination: 6.4188°
Designation: HR 3482
Bayer designation: ε Hya
HIP number: 43109
IAU name adopted: 2018-06-01
Name language: Sanskrit
Name origin (IAU): Āśleṣā (आश्लेषा) is the Sanskrit name for an asterism in Hydra. It is considered one of the traditional Nakṣatras (lunar stations).

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 129 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1897 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 3.4 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 6.4° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.